Complete the final design and permitting for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Park Riparian Restoration and Floodplain Improvement Project. Project will result in the design and permitting required to expand and restore 4,700 linear feet of Shedbrook Creek and dredge Edgewood and Meadow Lakes.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Designing Riparian Restoration and Floodplain Improvement of Franklin D. Roosevelt Park (PA)
Organization:
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Project ID:
0318.22.072628
Description:
Award Amount:
$250000.00
Location:
A critical ecological site within the Lower Schuylkill Watershed, the 348-acre FDR Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to a series of lakes and lagoons, and a designated Historic District with range of recreation facilities.